bmad-testarch-framework

Generating a production-ready test framework scaffold for Playwright or Cypress involves applying the BMAD test-architecture workflow to automatically create framework configurations, directory structures, and sample tests for consistent test pipelines.

BMAD test-architecture is a workflow methodology that requires careful scaffolding of docs and configuration to structure test pipelines. It ensures consistent, repeatable pipelines by driving outputs through step-file driven YAML frontmatter progress tracking.

You can customize the generated test framework configuration via a three-layer TOML merge and per-skill defaults. This allows you to tailor the BMAD test-architecture runs and output artifacts for specific team or individual testing workflows.

The BMAD test framework scaffold works for both frontend and backend projects. It applies the test-architecture workflow to create, validate, and edit framework outputs specifically tailored to your project's testing requirements.

To validate Playwright or Cypress framework outputs meet quality gates, the BMAD workflow provides built-in validation steps and a final summary. This ensures all generated documentation artifacts and configurations pass required checks.

When scaffolding a Cypress or Playwright test framework, the generated documentation artifacts include step-file driven YAML frontmatter progress manuscripts and configuration files. These artifacts align with the BMAD architecture to track testing progress.